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Street Slang
cain and abel
KAYN-and-AY-bul · noun · slang
Rhyming slang for table.
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Cockney rhyming slang meaning table.
“Sit yourself down at the cain and abel.”
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cain and abel In A Sentence
Sit yourself down at the cain and abel.
Origin & Usage
'Abel' rhymes with 'table'; biblical brothers, traditional East End rhyming slang.
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What does 'cain and abel' mean?
It's Cockney rhyming slang for 'table' — 'Abel' rhymes with 'table'.
Why is it named after Cain and Abel?
The phrase borrows the names of the biblical brothers purely for the rhyme with 'table', a common trick in traditional East End rhyming slang.
How do you use it?
You'd say it in place of table, as in 'Get your feet off the cain and abel.'
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